10th Report - Antisemitism in the UK
- HC No.
- HC 136
- Published
- 16 Oct 2016
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 12 December 2016. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Antisemitism inquiry
Closed
Opened 12 Apr 2016
Closed 14 Mar 2017
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
In a cross-party report agreed unanimously without division, the Home Affairs Committee calls on all political leaders to tackle the growing prevalence of this pernicious form of hate. It notes that "the failure of the Labour Party consistently to deal with antisemitic incidents in recent years risks lending force to allegations that elements of the Labour movement are institutionally anti-Semitic", but stresses that all parties must examine whether the Committee's recommended reforms should be applied to their own processes for training and disciplining their members and activists. Government Response Government Response to Antisemitism in the UK The Committee's short inquiry into antisemitism looks at whether prejudice against the Jewish community has increased and the particular dangers facing Jewish people arising from terrorism.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 12 April 2016.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 10th Report - Antisemitism in the UK on 16 October 2016.
The government's response
Published 12 December 2016.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government's response, which says the report's recommendations are mainly addressed to political parties, addresses those aimed at government, stating that it has agreed to adopt the IHRA working definition of anti-Semitism and leaving changes to the Crime Survey of England and Wales to the Office for National Statistics.
- On the definition, the government "has agreed to adopt" the IHRA working definition, and believes its wording on criticism of Israel is "sufficient to ensure freedom of speech".
- The Crown Prosecution Service "will consider" the words 'Zionist' or 'Zio' for inclusion in its current guidance for prosecutors, with consideration given to "all the facts and the specific circumstances of its use".
- On the Crime Survey of England and Wales, the government states that "Decisions on changes to CSEW are for the ONS to consider". On Community Security Trust funding, it says it is "currently too early to confirm specific spending for the next financial year".
- On campuses, the government "agrees with the Select Committee's criticism" of the National Union of Students, and has asked Universities UK to survey the sector six months after publication of its taskforce report to assess progress.
Reports
- 10th Report - Antisemitism in the UK16 October 2016
Evidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 11 October 2016
Recent activity
- Antisemitism in the UK: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2016–1712 December 2016, Report published
- 10th Report - Antisemitism in the UK16 October 2016, Report published
- Oral evidence session11 October 2016, Oral evidence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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